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  2. Akrotiri (prehistoric city) - Wikipedia

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    Layout map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age. Pumice, here: northern shelving coast. Eruption of 165 ka buried it all. Akrotiri (Greek: Ακρωτήρι, pronounced Greek:) is the site of a Cycladic Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The name comes from the nearby village of Akrotiri.

  3. Category:Archaeological sites in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    This is a listing of sites of archaeological interest in the state of Kentucky, in the United States

  4. List of the oldest buildings in Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Perry County, Kentucky: ca. 1789–1804 Residence Oldest house in eastern Kentucky Zachary Taylor House: Louisville, Kentucky: 1790 Residence Childhood home of President Zachary Taylor: Cane Ridge Meeting House: Cane Ridge, Kentucky: 1791 Church Likely oldest church building in Kentucky Historic Locust Grove: Louisville, Kentucky: 1792 Residence

  5. Fox Farm site (Mays Lick, Kentucky) - Wikipedia

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    The Fox Farm site is a Middle Fort Ancient culture Manion Phase (1200 to 1400 CE) archaeological site located near Mays Lick in Mason County, Kentucky.The site consists of a large village complex on a ridge 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the Licking River and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the Ohio River.

  6. History of Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of "Kentucky" or "Kentucke" is uncertain. One suggestion is that it is derived from an Iroquois name meaning "land of tomorrow". [1] According to Native America: A State-by-State Historical Encyclopedia, "Various authors have offered a number of opinions concerning the word's meaning: the Iroquois word kentake meaning 'meadow land', the Wyandotte (or perhaps Cherokee or Iroquois ...

  7. Wall Paintings of Thera - Wikipedia

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    The wall paintings of ancient Thera are famous frescoes discovered by Spyridon Marinatos at the excavations of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini (or Thera). They are regarded as part of Minoan art , although the culture of Thera was somewhat different from that of Crete , and the political relationship between the two islands at the ...

  8. Kourion - Wikipedia

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    Kourion (Ancient Greek: Koύριov; Latin: Curium) was an important ancient Greek city-state on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus.In the twelfth century BCE, after the collapse of the Mycenaean palaces, Greek settlers from Argos arrived on this site.

  9. Akrotiri, Santorini - Wikipedia

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    Akrotiri is part of the Thira region and had 515 permanent inhabitants according to the Greek census of 2021. [1] Approximately 2 km southeast, the Minoan Bronze Age Akrotiri archaeological site is located. This is one of the most important of its kind in the Aegean. West of Akrotiri and on Santorini's westmost tip, there is a lighthouse dating ...